Assembly Record of Committee Proceedings Committee on Campaigns and Elections Assembly Bill 801 Relating to: campaign financing, official action in return for providing or withholding political contributions, services, or other things of value, lobbying regulation, designations for the Wisconsin election campaign fund by individuals filing state income tax returns, staffing of the elections board, providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing penalties. By Representatives Travis, Meyerhofer, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Carpenter, Cullen, Hebl, J. Lehman, Miller, Musser, Plouff, Reynolds, Schooff, Sinicki, Steinbrink, Turner and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Ellis, Erpenbach, Cowles, George, M. Meyer, Decker, Harsdorf, Moen, Plache, Robson, Schultz and Wirch. February 12, 2002 Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections. February 14, 2002
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (6) Representatives Freese, Ladwig, Stone, J. Fitzgerald, Travis and Pocan.
Absent: (0) None.
Appearances for
· Senator Michael Ellis, Lead Senate Sponsor
· Rep. Dave Travis, Author
· Mike McCabe, Executive Director WI Democracy Campaign
· Jay Heck, Executive Director Common Cause in WI
Appearances against
· Brandon Rettke, WEAC
Appearances for Information Only
· Rep. Marc Duff
Registrations for
· Rep. Tim Carpenter
· Rep. David Cullen
· Rep. Peter Bock
· Rep. Dean Kaufert
· Jennifer Sunstrom, WI Counties Association
Registrations against
· None.
February 19, 2002
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Present: (6) Representatives Freese, Ladwig, Stone, J. Fitzgerald, Travis and Pocan.
Absent: (0) None.
March 14, 2002
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.